Seeds of Agito

Umi is back at DDS, and thus Class M is complete again. To "celebrate" the "reunion" of the three heroines, a multi-chapter story arc will be presented and a CLAMP-inspired character will be this arc's antagonist but of course, this will be in the form of a detective work while Class Q awaits their turn in doing their own investigation.


A few days later, at the Ryuuzaki Mansion, Umi is preparing herself to leave as she is going to resume her study at Dan Detective School after completing some make-up tests a week ago to make up for the missed lectures and exams she had after several weeks of being in a coma due to her being attacked by the now-deceased Naoto Kirihara and being abducted by ARK Corporation. She is glad to be "alive" again though she needed to know what transpired during her comatose state and what went on at DDS during her absence.

As she boards her motorcycle, she left and heads straight to DDS while glancing at the side mirror to see if she is being followed recalling that she was assaulted by Pluto goons and is now being extra careful so as she won't fall prey to them the second time while bracing herself should a Lord makes another move to attack a hapless victim. She is now aware that aside from Kyuu, Kazuma and Megumi are now being targeted and decided to ask Hikaru to know what's the deal with the "Unknown" and why are they targeting Class Q aside from other random victims.


Agito (24.7 version) by Shinichi Ishihara
(2nd Opening song from Kamen Rider Agito)

Kimi ga mita
Yume no naka
Hontou koto
Motomubeki mirai ga nemuru
Tada, yotte de
daki shimerarete ita
Yasashii... tsuyosa o...

Ready to Go, Count ZERO
Kamen Raida AGITO!
Sakende iru Kokoro no Speed

You can do it, Count ZERO
Kamen Raida Agito!
Ima kimiga inaito Get on!

Namida mi wa
Modo wa nai
Boku wa mi wa
husawashii toki na arudaro o
Mada Tokokanai Hisho wo Tokugengi Tsuturetemo
Ashitasu

Ready to Go, Count ZERO
Kamen Raida AGITO!
Tsuyo Kunareru Miyuin na aru?

You can do it, Count ZERO
Kamen Raida AGITO!
Yuru unaru aito Get On!

Ready to Go, Count ZERO
Kamen Raida AGITO!
Sakende iru Kokoro no Speed

You can do it, Count ZERO
Kamen Raida Agito!
Ima kimiga inaito Get on!


146: Mahō Kishi Tantei

Upon arrival at Dan Detective School, Umi now resumed her class attendance there so as to get back on track after missing several lectures and cases that needs to be solved, and upon her entry there she is greeted by Class Q and A, who welcomed her back with open arms, with Kyuu comically hugging her as a sign of endearment, which he earned a blow from a jealous Megumi, and the "couple" got into an argument much to Umi's embarrassment.

"YOU HENTAI!"

KA-PLAG!

"OW! That hurts!"

"Why are you hugging her?"

"It's just a friendly hug!"

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah…I do that to everyone…even Ryu and Kazuma…"

"…"

"You don't have to be jealous…you're my only one now…"

"Really?"

"Really."

Hikaru and Fuu then approached Umi and greeted her as they told her she was terribly missed and some of the DDS staff members, including Morihiko Dan, welcomed her back and congratulated her for her recovery and for passing the make-up tests she underwent, and told her that she and Class M are assigned to a case to aid the police in investigating a murder case which the killings started last week with the victims are increasingly murdered and the investigators are facing a blank wall in establishing a lead.

"There's a new case for us to investigate and solve, sir?"

"And the three of us are to do this, Dan-sensei?"

"Yes…you, as Class M, are to assist the Tokyo Police in solving this case which has been on the works for a few weeks ago…and they decided to ask us for help…"

"Hmm…I guess this should be okay…I've been on a coma for a month…so I guess this should help me get back on track…Dan-sensei…we accept."

"Very good. I expect you to do your best…though this may be a dangerous one as the culprit is quite elusive…"

"We will be careful…"

"Yahoo! We're complete again! Umi…Fuu…let's get going!"

"Hikaru…"

"You still haven't changed since I snapped out of my coma…"

"Er…please excuse me…I have to tell my godfather that I'll be involved in this case…so I'll ask him to excuse me from the MPD duties…"

"Okay…we'll wait here…"

As Class M agreed and accepted the case, Fuu excuses herself as she tells them that she'll contact the Metropolitan Police Department so they can excuse her from police duties and she was given permission to leave the room, thus leaving Hikaru and Umi alone, and there the two girls began to discuss the things that happened while Umi is in a coma, and there Hikaru filled her in on what transpired during her comatose state.

"So…anything happened when I was out? Did you find out who attacked me before I became a "sleeping invalid"?"

"Apparently…the one who broke you was killed…"

"I see…"

"Then you and Fuu were kidnapped by an enigmatic corporation…"

"Really?"

"Yup…and they may be the ones who sent the guy to attack you…but they're taken cared of…"

"That's good to hear…"

"More than that…we managed to meet up with three Akatsuki Ferry survivors…"

"That's good…"

"But one of them got possessed by an Unknown and killed the other two…me, Megumi and Kazuma escaped…thanks to you…"

Hikaru told Umi the events that happened which the latter is "unconscious", and there she made a sequential story of how the events took place such as:

- Being assaulted by Naoto Kirihara, whom the Class M leader claimed to possess a superhuman ability;

- Almost being incinerated by the Firefly Lord;

- A mysterious group called ARK kidnapped her and Fuu, and that each of its members possesses psychic abilities which allow them to mentally manipulate anyone;

- Meeting two J-Pop singers who are also survivors of the Akatsuki Ferry incident, who also possess Agito-like powers;

- Kelberos confronting Morihiko Dan, and even told Hikaru that he knew her and Umi being Agito and Gills, their exploits in fighting the Lords and the cases they investigated where they used their powers.

- Then the latest Akatsuki Ferry survivor, Miyuki, is possessed by a Lord and succeeded in murdering Ringo and Kobato, in which Umi shows up and saves Kazuma and Megumi

Umi became concerned about the part where Keberos claiming to know their identities as Agito and concluded that this is why the Pluto goons attacked the Ryuuzaki mansion, but then Hikaru told her that the two Class Q members saw her change into Gills, advising her to talk to them into keeping that fact a secret, so as to prevent them leaking that information to the MPD as Kojima is still determined to capture Agito.

"So the two Class Q members saw me change…"

"Yeah…but they do not know that I'm Agito…I'm thinking of a way to make an alibi to…"

"No…I'll talk to them…"

"Okay…but let's keep this under wraps…that Kojima hasn't given up on capturing us…"

"Right…"

Their discussion is interrupted when Fuu came back and told the two that she can participate in the case Dan-sensei assigned them to and that the Tokyo Police Chief is outside waiting for Class M to show up, and the trio decided to meet up with the police chief so as to start working on the case and solve it as soon as possible, so that Hikaru and Umi can start focusing on the Akatsuki Ferry incident and search for other possible survivors and to find Miyuki.

-x-

About 30 minutes later, at the Tokyo Police HQ, Class M arrived and immediately went to work as they looked at the pictures of about 10 murder victims, whose faces were mutilated and scraped off from their head, as if they were "removed" from its body by the culprit so that police won't be able to identify them, which investigators dubbed the case as "faceless", and there the police chief admitted that he and his men are facing a blank wall as the murder took place ahead of time before being alerted.

"Ah…students of Dan Detective School…welcome…I am Jemsu Gorudon…police Commissioner of the Tokyo Police Department…thank you for coming and for accepting our request for assistance…"

"Sure…no problem…"

"Dan-sensei told us you are having trouble…"

"He even told us the killer is elusive…"

"Yes…that is right…this killer is very brutal…and he even has his own way of mutilating his victims…"

"Huh? Mutilating…?"

"How bad is it?"

"Can you let us dig deeper in to this…?"

"Yes…here are the pictures of the 10 crime scenes…"

"Whoa!"

"My goodness!"

"So that's why this case is dubbed "faceless"…"

As Class M digs deeper into the case, the phone rang and the police dispatcher accepted the call, and there she tells everyone that an 11th victim is found dead just four streets from the police station, and there Hikaru and Umi are startled as they realized what the police chief meant what he said earlier. Immediately Class M asked for the address of the crime scene, and after getting it, they went there with the police following, and after less than five minutes they arrived at the crime scene, which is a flower shop and noted that the witness who called the police stated that he saw the body inside, and Fuu noted that everything looked normal as there are no signs of forced entry. Nevertheless Hikaru went ahead and opened the door to go inside.

"Okay…I'm going in…Umi…prepare your rapier…your fencing skills might be needed in case the killer's still there and armed…"

"Got it…I'm right behind you…"

As she got in, Hikaru stopped and vomited upon seeing the scene, and when Umi and Fuu followed, they were surprised as well and helped Hikaru calm herself as they, along with the police, are greeted with a gruesome sight of a well-known florist within Tokyo is lying dead, his face being "scraped off" leaving only a bloodied remains and some tissues exposed before portions of his skull is shown.

"Ew…"

"Now I see why this case is called "faceless"…"

"HHHUUUGGHHH!"

"Easy, Hikaru…easy…"

"YUCK! Don't vomit on my school uniform!"

"Sorry…"

To Be Continued…


Well…I hope this opening chapter of this new arc would entice you into some detective elements though Class Q is again "out of the picture" for this story, but rest assured that they will return. For now, I hope the gruesome scene didn't cause you upset stomach as this is slightly graphic enough as not to warrant and M rating…


Preview:

Class M goes to work as they tirelessly look for clues to solve this "faceless" case, while the main antagonist of this arc will be slowly revealed in a cameo before making a full appearance.